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been obtained through 17. E. the Gov. Govt! Laon, I shall abide
ly
Mr. Bruce's expressed wish &
direct Sir Parkes to inform
the Gov. Gen! that from
the large force shortly expected,
I shall be compelled temporarily
to
seize by
the waste ground in
the Peninsula opposite the
town of Victoria, Hong Kong,
called Kowloon Peninsula
Confidential
(1) C. J. van Straubenzee H.E.
Commd. Brit. Forces
Shanghare
19 Feb. 1860
H. M. Govt. has expressed
itself desirous of obtaining cession of that part of the Kowloon Peninsula, which is necessary
to the security of the harbour & to the maintenance of order among the population which is gathering along the shore
on the main land
I can offer
no opinion as to the probability,
Sir C. van Straubenzee